Most Common Words: 2001-2100
In our student guides, we provide a list of the most common Irish words to give learners the most useful words for speaking the language today (modified for this purpose from "Irish Word Frequency - Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge" by Michal Boleslav Měchura, 2015). This list helps learners know which words are used most often in everyday Irish conversations.
Print out the list and grab a pen! Start by writing in the definitions for any words you already know. Then, look up the ones you don’t and add their meanings. Keep working with your list—reviewing, practicing, and using the words in sentences—until you know them all by heart. These are the building blocks of spoken Irish, so mastering them will give your language skills a huge boost!
2001 coinneal
2002 déanmhas
2003 seirbhíseach
2004 gníomhaire
2005 míbhuntáiste
2006 min
2007 allas
2008 briseadh
2009 sáile
2010 lámhscríbhinn
2011 bá
2012 díoltas
2013 dialann
2014 gual
2015 macánta
2016 Samhna
2017 Rómhánach
2018 pionta
2019 fuaigh
2020 achrann
2021 trócaire
2022 doirt
2023 méadar
2024 lánaimseartha
2025 réasúnach
2026 ísligh
2027 iontráil
2028 fearann
2029 brionglóid
2030 feirmeoireacht
2031 aireacht
2032 folúntas
2033 léaráid
2034 fánach
2035 ríomhaireacht
2036 sábháilte
2037 sruthán
2038 dúlra
2039 scaitheamh
2040 damáiste
2041 mear
2042 aighneas
2043 tiubh
2044 reáchtáil
2045 finné
2046 ciontaigh
2047 foilseachán
2048 athbheochan
2049 milleán
2050 urchar
2051 alla
2052 gearradh
2053 botún
2054 slánaigh
2055 albam
2056 iúr
2057 píopa
2058 iascach
2059 bríomhar
2060 lárionad
2061 feiscint
2062 togra
2063 toitín
2064 fathach
2065 uan
2066 dílseacht
2067 bata
2068 conspóid
2069 coiriúil
2070 éadrom
2071 ársa
2072 gabhar
2073 coróin
2074 ceiliúradh
2075 aingeal
2076 deamhan
2077 id
2078 leictreach
2079 óráid
2080 blais
2081 láimhseáil
2082 bricfeasta
2083 tasc
2084 cúinse
2085 foirmiúil
2086 iníoctha
2087 grád
2088 fearas
2089 oibleagáid
2090 idirdhealú
2091 torann
2092 seach
2093 márach
2094 cró
2095 neach
2096 scanraigh
2097 infheidhme
2098 baintreach
2099 glao
2100 lasair